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What happens when your world breaks open… and you find a way to keep breathing anyway?

In this deeply moving episode of Hope Comes to Visit, Danielle sits down with writer, speaker, and bold belief builder Kim Moldofsky, whose life changed forever after the loss of her son Isaac to suicide five years ago. Together, they explore the layered terrain of grief, motherhood, identity, and rebuilding — not with false positivity, but with grace, honesty, and deep reverence for what it means to be human.

Kim shares her path through profound sorrow into meaningful service — creating Scrappy Affirmations, launching Craft Your Life, and hosting storytelling gatherings that shine light on topics often kept in the shadows, like death, menopause, and midlife transformation.

This conversation is an invitation to normalize grief, unmask perfection, and reimagine how we honor the stories that shape us. It’s a tender, soulful offering for anyone navigating loss, healing, or the search for purpose on the other side of pain.

Because even in heartbreak, hope can still come to visit.

Thank you for listening to Hope Comes to Visit. If this episode resonated with you, please follow, rate, and share the show — it helps others find their way to these conversations.

New episodes drop every Monday and Friday, so you can begin and end your week with a little light and a lot of hope.

For more stories, reflections, and ways to connect, visit www.DanielleElliottSmith.com or follow along on Instagram @daniellesmithtv.

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What happens when the life you asked for arrives — and it’s not what you wanted, but exactly what your soul needed?

In this episode, I sit down with Holly Plont — a devoted mother of two, wife to her best friend, and a woman who found herself standing in the middle of the dream life she had worked so hard to build… only to realize it didn’t feel like home.

We talk about the courage it takes to pivot, to listen when life nudges (or shoves) you in a new direction, and the quiet wisdom that comes from trusting the process. Holly shares how faith, surrender, deep inner work, and grace guided her back to herself — how she now finds hope in the everyday moments, and how every detour is ultimately leading her back to herself.

This is an episode about waking up. About letting go of the shoulds. About trusting that sometimes the breakdown is what leads to the breakthrough — and becoming who you were always meant to be.

Connect with Holly on Instagram and learn more about the collection of women who have been so fundamental in her growth journey - Sisterhood Story. You can also learn more about the Sisterhood here.

Thank you for listening to Hope Comes to Visit. If this episode resonated with you, please follow, rate, and share the show — it helps others find their way to these conversations.

New episodes drop every Monday and Friday, so you can begin and end your week with a little light and a lot of hope.

For more stories, reflections, and ways to connect, visit www.DanielleElliottSmith.com or follow along on Instagram @daniellesmithtv.

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What happens when the dream doesn't look the way you thought it would — but turns out even better?

In this episode of Hope Comes to Visit, Danielle Elliott Smith sits down with former award-winning journalist and communications executive Marla Cichowski, who shares her powerful journey to becoming a single mother by choice (SMBC).

After nearly two decades reporting from the frontlines of history — from natural disasters to diplomatic breakthroughs — Marla turned the camera inward. At a time when most people expected her to settle down the “traditional” way, she took a bold leap, choosing to create a family on her own terms.

With vulnerability, humor, and heart, Marla opens up about letting go of timelines, navigating fertility decisions solo, and why chasing a dream — no matter how long it takes — is always worth it. Today, she’s the proud mom of a vibrant five-year-old daughter and living proof that motherhood doesn’t have to follow the rules.

This is a conversation about rewriting the story, listening to your inner knowing, and trusting that love finds us — in unexpected, beautiful ways.

You can connect with Marla on LinkedIn and learn a bit more about about her SMBC journey on her Northwestern profile.

Thank you for listening to Hope Comes to Visit. If this episode resonated with you, please follow, rate, and share the show — it helps others find their way to these conversations.

New episodes drop every Monday and Friday, so you can begin and end your week with a little light and a lot of hope.

For more stories, reflections, and ways to connect, visit www.DanielleElliottSmith.com or follow along on Instagram @daniellesmithtv.